3000 metres

Athletics 3000 metres
A women's indoor 3000 m race in Birmingham featuring Sentayehu Ejigu and Tirunesh Dibaba.
World records
Men	Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 7:17.55 (2024)
Women	Wang Junxia (CHN) 8:06.11 (1993)
Short track world records
Men	Grant Fisher (USA) 7:22.91 (2025)
Women	Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 8:16.60 (2014)
World junior (U20) records
Men	Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) 7:28.19 (2016)
Women	Zola Budd (GBR) 8:28.83 (1985)

The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track.

It is debated whether the 3000 m should be classified as a middle-distance or long-distance event.¹ In elite-level competition, 3000 m pace is more comparable to the pace found in the longer 5000 metres event, rather than mile pace. The men's world record performance for 3000 m equates to a pace of 58.34 seconds per 400 m, which is closer to the 60.43 seconds for 5000 m than the 55.46 seconds for the mile. However, the 3000 m does require some anaerobic conditioning, and an elite athlete needs to develop a high tolerance to lactic acid, as does the mile runner. Thus, the 3000 m demands a balance of aerobic endurance needed for the 5000 m and lactic acid tolerance needed for the mile.

In men's athletics, 3000 metres has been an Olympic discipline only as a team race at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. It has not been contested at any of the IAAF outdoor championships, but it is occasionally hosted at annual elite track and field meetings. It is often featured in indoor track and field programmes and is the longest-distance event present at the IAAF World Indoor Championships.

In women's athletics, 3000 metres was a standard event in the Olympic Games (1984 to 1992)² and World Championships (1980 to 1993).³ The event was discontinued at World Championship and Olympic level after the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, with Qu Yunxia being the final gold medal winner at the event. Starting with the 1995 World Championships in Athletics and the 1996 Olympic Games, it was replaced by 5000 metres, with other IAAF-organized championships following suit.

Skilled runners in this event reach speeds near vVO₂max, for which the oxygen requirements of the body cannot continuously be satisfied,⁴ requiring some anaerobic effort.

• Updated 25 August 2024.⁵

Division	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place
Men	7:17.55	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Norway	25 August 2024	Chorzów
Women	8:06.11	Wang Junxia	China	13 September 1993	Beijing

• Updated 8 February 2025.⁵

Division	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place
Men	7:22.91	Grant Fisher	United States	8 February 2025	New York City
Women	8:16.60	Genzene Dibaba	Ethiopia	6 February 2014	Stockholm

• Updated 19 May 2026.⁶⁷

Area	Men			Women
	Time	Season	Athlete	Time	Season	Athlete
Africa (records)	7:20.67	1996	Daniel Komen (KEN)	8:07.04	2025	Faith Kipyegon (KEN)
Asia (records)	7:30.76	2005	Jamal Bilal Salem (QAT)	8:06.11 WR	1993	Wang Junxia (CHN)
Europe (records)	7:17.55 WR	2024	Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)	8:18.49	2019	Sifan Hassan (NED)
North, Central America and Caribbean (records)	7:22.91 ia	2025	Grant Fisher (USA)	8:20.87 ia	2024	Elle Purrier St. Pierre (USA)
Oceania (records)	7:28.02	2020	Stewart McSweyn (AUS)	8:24.20	2024	Georgia Griffith (AUS)
South America (records)	7:37.15	2023	Santiago Catrofe (URU)	8:43.26	2023	Joselyn Brea (VEN)

• Correct as of May 2026.⁹¹⁰

Ath.#	Perf.#	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
1	1	7:17.55	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Norway	25 August 2024	Chorzów	11
2	2	7:20.67	Daniel Komen	Kenya	1 September 1996	Rieti
3	3	7:21.28	Berihu Aregawi	Ethiopia	25 August 2024	Chorzów	11
4	4	7:23.09	Hicham El Guerrouj	Morocco	3 September 1999	Brussels
	5	7:23.63	Ingebrigtsen #2		17 September 2023	Eugene	12
5	6	7:23.64	Yomif Kejelcha	Ethiopia	17 September 2023	Eugene	12
	7	7:24.00+b	Ingebrigtsen #3		9 June 2023	Paris	1314
6	8	7:25.02	Ali Saïdi-Sief	Algeria	18 August 2000	Monaco
7	9	7:25.09	Haile Gebrselassie	Ethiopia	28 August 1998	Brussels
8	10	7:25.11	Noureddine Morceli	Algeria	2 August 1994	Monaco
	11	7:25.16	Komen #2		10 August 1996	Monaco
9	12	7:25.47	Grant Fisher	United States	17 September 2023	Eugene	12
10	13	7:25.48	Telahun Haile Bekele	Ethiopia	17 September 2023	Eugene	12
	14	7:25.54	Gebrselassie #2		8 August 1998	Monaco
11	15	7:25.77	Mohamed Abdilaahi	Germany	16 May 2026	Shaoxing	15
12	16	7:25.79	Kenenisa Bekele	Ethiopia	7 August 2007	Stockholm
	17	7:25.87	Komen #3		23 August 1996	Brussels
13	18	7:25.93	Thierry Ndikumwenayo	Burundi	10 August 2022	Monaco	16
	19	7:26.02	Gebrselassie #3		22 August 1997	Brussels
	20	7:26.03	Gebrselassie #4		10 June 1999	Helsinki
14	21	7:26.11	Reynold Cheruiyot	Kenya	16 May 2026	Shaoxing	15
15	22	7:26.18	Lamecha Girma	Ethiopia	5 May 2023	Doha	17
	23	7:26.25	Kejelcha #2		1 July 2021	Oslo	18
16	24	7:26.28	Selemon Barega	Ethiopia	17 September 2023	Eugene	12
17	25	7:26.48	Andreas Almgren	Sweden	16 May 2026	Shaoxing	15
18		7:26.62	Mohammed Mourhit	Belgium	18 August 2000	Monaco
19		7:26.64	Jacob Kiplimo	Uganda	17 September 2020	Rome	19
20		7:27.18	Moses Kiptanui	Kenya	25 July 1995	Monaco
21		7:27.24	Timothy Cheruiyot	Kenya	16 May 2026	Shaoxing	15
22		7:27.26	Yenew Alamirew	Ethiopia	6 May 2011	Doha
23		7:27.46	Cornelius Kemboi	Kenya	16 May 2026	Shaoxing	15
24		7:27.55	Edwin Soi	Kenya	6 May 2011	Doha
25		7:27.58	Mathew Kipchumba Kipsang	Kenya	16 May 2026	Shaoxing	15

• Correct as of August 2025.²⁰

Ath.#	Perf.#	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
1	1	8:06.11	Wang Junxia	China	13 September 1993	Beijing
2	2	8:07.04	Faith Kipyegon	Kenya	16 August 2025	Chorzów	21
3	3	8:11.56	Beatrice Chebet	Kenya	25 May 2025	Rabat	22
4	4	8:12.18	Qu Yunxia	China	13 September 1993	Beijing
	5	8:12.19	Wang #2		12 September 1993	Beijing
	6	8:12.27	Qu #2		12 September 1993	Beijing
5	7	8:16.50	Zhang Linli	China	13 September 1993	Beijing
6	8	8:18.49	Sifan Hassan	Netherlands	30 June 2019	Stanford	23
7	9	8:19.08	Francine Niyonsaba	Burundi	28 August 2021	Paris	24
8	10	8:19.52	Ejgayehu Taye	Ethiopia	28 August 2021	Paris	25
9	11	8:19.78	Ma Liyan	China	12 September 1993	Beijing
10	12	8:20.07	Konstanze Klosterhalfen	Germany	30 June 2019	Stanford	23
11	13	8:20.27	Letesenbet Gidey	Ethiopia	30 June 2019	Stanford	23
12	14	8:20.68	Hellen Obiri	Kenya	9 May 2014	Doha
13	15	8:21.14	Mercy Cherono	Kenya	9 May 2014	Doha
	16	8:21.26	Ma #2		13 September 1993	Beijing
14	17	8:21.29	Genzebe Dibaba	Ethiopia	30 June 2019	Stanford	23
15	18	8:21.42	Gabriela Szabo	Romania	19 July 2002	Monaco
16	19	8:21.50	Diribe Welteji	Ethiopia	22 August 2024	Lausanne	26
17	20	8:21.53	Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi	Kenya	28 August 2021	Paris	27
18	21	8:21.64	Sonia O'Sullivan	Ireland	15 July 1994	London
19	22	8:21.84	Zhang Lirong	China	13 September 1993	Beijing
	23	8:22.06	Zhang Linli #2		12 September 1993	Beijing
20	24	8:22.20	Paula Radcliffe	Great Britain	19 July 2002	Monaco
21	25	8:22.22	Almaz Ayana	Ethiopia	14 June 2015	Rabat	28
22		8:22.62	Tatyana Kazankina	Soviet Union	26 August 1984	Leningrad
23		8:22.92	Agnes Tirop	Kenya	25 September 2020	Doha	29
		8:22.92	Beatrice Chepkoech	Kenya	25 September 2020	Doha	29
25		8:23.23	Edith Masai	Kenya	19 July 2002	Monaco

• Correct as of March 2026.³⁰

Ath.#	Perf.#	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
1	1	7:22.91	Grant Fisher	United States	8 February 2025	New York City	31
2	2	7:23.14	Cole Hocker	United States	8 February 2025	New York City	31
3	3	7:23.81	Lamecha Girma	Ethiopia	15 February 2023	Liévin	32
4	4	7:24.68	Mohamed Katir	Spain	15 February 2023	Liévin	32
5	5	7:24.90	Daniel Komen	Kenya	6 February 1998	Budapest	30
6	6	7:24.98	Getnet Wale	Ethiopia	9 February 2021	Liévin	33
7	7	7:25.82	Salemon Barega	Ethiopia	6 February 2024	Toruń	34
	8	7:26.10	Barega #2		9 February 2021	Liévin	30
8	9	7:26.15	Haile Gebrselassie	Ethiopia	25 January 1998	Karlsruhe	30
9	10	7:26.20	Berihu Aregawi	Ethiopia	28 January 2022	Karlsruhe	35
	11	7:26.73	Wale #2		6 February 2024	Toruń	30
	12	7:26.80	Gebrselassie #2		24 January 1999	Karlsruhe	30
10	13	7:27.57	Cameron Myers	Australia	24 January 2026	Boston	36
11	14	7:27.80	Yenew Alamirew	Ethiopia	5 February 2011	Stuttgart	30
12	15	7:27.92	George Mills	Great Britain	2 February 2025	Val-de-Reuil	37
	16	7:27.93	Komen #2		1 February 1998	Stuttgart	30
	17	7:27.98	Girma #2		9 February 2021	Liévin	30
13	18	7:28.00	Augustine Kiprono Choge	Kenya	5 February 2011	Stuttgart	30
14	19	7:28.23	Yared Nuguse	United States	27 January 2023	Boston	38
	20	7:28.29	Gebrselassie #3		28 February 2003	Karlsruhe	30
	21	7:29.09	Girma #3		4 February 2024	Boston	30
	22	7:29.24	Aregawi #2		9 February 2021	Liévin	30
	23	7:29.34	Gebrselassie #4		15 February 2004	Karlsruhe	30
15	24	7:29.37	Eliud Kipchoge	Kenya	5 February 2011	Stuttgart	30
16	25	7:29.38	Yann Schrub	France	8 February 2026	Metz	39
17		7:29.49	Niels Laros	Netherlands	13 February 2025	Liévin	40
18		7:29.72	Graham Blanks	United States	2 March 2025	Boston	41
19		7:29.94	Edwin Cheruiyot Soi	Kenya	12 February 2012	Karlsruhe	30
20		7:29.99	Biniam Mehary	Ethiopia	13 February 2025	Liévin	40
21		7:30.14+	Josh Kerr	United Kingdom	11 February 2024	New York City	30
22		7:30.15	Ethan Strand	United States	7 December 2024	Boston	30
23		7:30.16	Galen Rupp	United States	21 February 2013	Stockholm	30
24		7:30.18	Jimmy Gressier	France	8 February 2025	New York City	30
25		7:30.23	Parker Wolfe	United States	7 December 2024	Boston	30

• Correct as of March 2026.⁴²

Ath.#	Perf.#	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref.
1	1	8:16.60	Genzebe Dibaba	Ethiopia	6 February 2014	Stockholm	42
2	2	8:16.69	Gudaf Tsegay	Ethiopia	25 February 2023	Birmingham	43
	3	8:17.11	Tsegay #2		10 February 2024	Liévin	42
3	4	8:19.98	Freweyni Hailu	Ethiopia	13 February 2025	Liévin	40
4	5	8:20.87	Elle St. Pierre	United States	2 March 2024	Glasgow	44
	6	8:21.23	Tsegay #3		2 March 2024	Glasgow	42
	7	8:22.50	Dibaba #2		19 February 2016	Sabadell	42
	8	8:22.65	Tsegay #4		24 February 2021	Madrid	42
5	9	8:22.68	Beatrice Chepkoech	Kenya	2 March 2024	Glasgow	45
6	10	8:23.24	Dawit Seyaum	Ethiopia	17 February 2022	Liévin	46
7	11	8:23.72	Meseret Defar	Ethiopia	3 February 2007	Stuttgart	42
8	12	8:23.74	Meselech Melkamu	Ethiopia	3 February 2007	Stuttgart	42
	13	8:24.17	Hailu #2		4 February 2025	Ostrava	42
9	14	8:24.39	Jessica Hull	Australia	2 March 2024	Glasgow	47
	15	8:24.46	Defar #2		6 February 2010	Stuttgart	42
	16	8:24.59	Hailu #3		19 February 2026	Liévin	48
	17	8:24.85	Dibaba #3		15 February 2014	Birmingham	42
	18	8:24.93	Hull #2		4 February 2024	Boston	42
10	19	8:25.05	Alicia Monson	United States	11 February 2023	New York City	49
	20	8:25.12	Tsegay #5		13 February 2025	Liévin	42
	21	8:25.25	St. Pierre #2		4 February 2024	Boston	42
11	22	8:25.27	Sentayehu Ejigu	Ethiopia	6 February 2010	Stuttgart	42
12	23	8:25.37	Birke Haylom	Ethiopia	13 February 2025	Liévin	40
13	24	8:25.70	Karissa Schweizer	United States	27 February 2020	Boston	50
14	25	8:26.29	Aleshign Baweke	Ethiopia	19 February 2026	Liévin	51
15		8:26.41	Laura Muir	Great Britain	4 February 2017	Karlsruhe	52
16		8:26.44	Nadia Batocletti	Italy	19 February 2026	Liévin	53
17		8:26.66	Shelby Houlihan	United States	27 February 2020	Boston	50
18		8:26.77	Ejhayehu Taye	Ethiopia	17 February 2022	Liévin	46
19		8:27.03	Linden Hall	Australia	24 January 2026	Boston	54
20		8:27.86	Liliya Shobukhova	Russia	17 February 2006	Moscow	42
21		8:28.03	Whittni Morgan	United States	8 February 2025	New York City	31
22		8:28.46	Hirut Meshesha	Ethiopia	3 February 2024	Metz	55
23		8:28.49	Anna Alminova	Russia	7 February 2009	Stuttgart	42
24		8:28.69	Melissa Courtney-Bryant	Great Britain	2 February 2025	Boston	56
25		8:28.71	Colleen Quigley	United States	27 February 2020	Boston	50

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1984 Los Angeles	Maricica Puică  Romania	Wendy Smith-Sly  Great Britain	Lynn Williams  Canada
1988 Seoul	Tetyana Samolenko  Soviet Union	Paula Ivan  Romania	Yvonne Murray  Great Britain
1992 Barcelona	Yelena Romanova  Unified Team	Tetyana Dorovskikh  Unified Team	Angela Chalmers  Canada

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1980 Sittard	Birgit Friedmann (FRG)	Karoline Nemetz (SWE)	Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)
1983 Helsinki	Mary Decker (USA)	Brigitte Kraus (FRG)	Tatyana Kovalenko-Kazankina (URS)
1987 Rome	Tetyana Samolenko (URS)	Maricica Puică (ROU)	Ulrike Bruns (GDR)
1991 Tokyo	Tetyana Dorovskikh (URS)	Yelena Romanova (URS)	Susan Sirma (KEN)
1993 Stuttgart	Qu Yunxia (CHN)	Zhang Linli (CHN)	Zhang Lirong (CHN)

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1985 Paris[A]	João Campos (POR)	Don Clary (USA)	Ivan Uvizl (TCH)
1987 Indianapolis	Frank O'Mara (IRL)	Paul Donovan (IRL)	Terry Brahm (USA)
1989 Budapest	Saïd Aouita (MAR)	José Luis González (ESP)	Dieter Baumann (FRG)
1991 Seville	Frank O'Mara (IRL)	Hammou Boutayeb (MAR)	Robert Denmark (GBR)
1993 Toronto	Gennaro Di Napoli (ITA)	Éric Dubus (FRA)	Enrique Molina (ESP)
1995 Barcelona	Gennaro Di Napoli (ITA)	Anacleto Jiménez (ESP)	Brahim Jabbour (MAR)
1997 Paris	Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)	Paul Bitok (KEN)	Ismaïl Sghyr (MAR)
1999 Maebashi	Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)	Paul Bitok (KEN)	Million Wolde (ETH)
2001 Lisbon	Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)	Mohammed Mourhit (BEL)	Alberto García (ESP)
2003 Birmingham	Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)	Alberto García (ESP)	Luke Kipkosgei (KEN)
2004 Budapest	Bernard Lagat (KEN)	Rui Silva (POR)	Markos Geneti (ETH)
2006 Moscow	Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT)	Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)
2008 Valencia	Tariku Bekele (ETH)	Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN)	Abreham Cherkos (ETH)
2010 Doha	Bernard Lagat (USA)	Sergio Sánchez (ESP)	Sammy Alex Mutahi (KEN)
2012 Istanbul	Bernard Lagat (USA)	Augustine Kiprono Choge (KEN)	Edwin Soi (KEN)
2014 Sopot	Caleb Ndiku (KEN)	Bernard Lagat (USA)	Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH)
2016 Portland	Yomif Kejelcha (ETH)	Ryan Hill (USA)	Augustine Kiprono Choge (KEN)
2018 Birmingham	Yomif Kejelcha (ETH)	Selemon Barega (ETH)	Bethwell Birgen (KEN)
2022 Belgrade	Selemon Barega (ETH)	Lamecha Girma (ETH)	Marc Scott (GB)
2024 Glasgow	Josh Kerr (GBR)	Yared Nuguse (USA)	Selemon Barega (ETH)
2025 Nanjing	Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)	Berihu Aregawi (ETH)	Ky Robinson (AUS)
2026 Toruń	Josh Kerr (GBR)	Cole Hocker (USA)	Yann Schrub (FRA)

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1985 Paris[A]	Debbie Scott (CAN)	Agnese Possamai (ITA)	PattiSue Plumer (USA)
1987 Indianapolis	Tatyana Samolenko (URS)	Olga Bondarenko (URS)	Maricica Puică (ROU)
1989 Budapest	Elly van Hulst (NED)	Liz McColgan (GBR)	Margareta Keszeg (ROU)
1991 Seville	Marie-Pierre Duros (FRA)	Margareta Keszeg (ROU)	Lyubov Kremlyova (URS)
1993 Toronto	Yvonne Murray (GBR)	Margareta Keszeg (ROU)	Lynn Jennings (USA)
1995 Barcelona	Gabriela Szabo (ROU)	Lynn Jennings (USA)	Joan Nesbit (USA)
1997 Paris	Gabriela Szabo (ROU)	Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL)	Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)
1999 Maebashi	Gabriela Szabo (ROU)	Zahra Ouaziz (MAR)	Regina Jacobs (USA)
2001 Lisbon	Olga Yegorova (RUS)	Gabriela Szabo (ROU)	Yelena Zadorozhnaya (RUS)
2003 Birmingham	Berhane Adere (ETH)	Marta Domínguez (ESP)	Meseret Defar (ETH)
2004 Budapest	Meseret Defar (ETH)	Berhane Adere (ETH)	Shayne Culpepper (USA)
2006 Moscow	Meseret Defar (ETH)	Liliya Shobukhova (RUS)	Lidia Chojecka (POL)
2008 Valencia	Meseret Defar (ETH)	Meselech Melkamu (ETH)	Mariem Alaoui Selsouli (MAR)
2010 Doha	Meseret Defar (ETH)	Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)	Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH)
2012 Istanbul	Hellen Obiri (KEN)	Meseret Defar (ETH)	Gelete Burka (ETH)
2014 Sopot	Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)	Hellen Obiri (KEN)	Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR)
2016 Portland	Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)	Meseret Defar (ETH)	Shannon Rowbury (USA)
2018 Birmingham	Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)	Sifan Hassan (NED)	Laura Muir (GBR)
2022 Belgrade	Lemlem Hailu (ETH)	Elle Purrier St. Pierre (USA)	Ejgayehu Taye (ETH)
2024 Glasgow	Elle Purrier St. Pierre (USA)	Gudaf Tsegay (ETH)	Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN)
2025 Nanjing	Freweyni Hailu (ETH)	Shelby Houlihan (USA)	Jessica Hull (AUS)
2026 Toruń	Nadia Battocletti (ITA)	Emily Mackay (USA)	Jessica Hull (AUS)

• ^A Known as the World Indoor Games

Men (outdoor) Year Time Athlete Place 1970 7:49.4 h  Bernd Diessner (GDR) Potsdam 1971 7:39.8 h  Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Brussels 1972 7:37.6 h  Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Århus 1973 7:42.0 h  Brendan Foster (GBR) London 1974 7:35.1 h  Brendan Foster (GBR) Gateshead 1975 7:45.0 h  Rod Dixon (NZL) Paris 1976 7:43.46  Rod Dixon (NZL) Cologne 1977 7:41.22  Karl Fleschen (FRG) Cologne 1978 7:32.1 h  Henry Rono (KEN) Oslo 1979 7:37.70  Rudy Chapa (USA) Eugene 1980 7:37.60  Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) Oslo 1981 7:36.69  Steve Scott (USA) Ingelheim 1982 7:32.79  David Moorcroft (GBR) London 1983 7:35.84  Doug Padilla (USA) Oslo 1984 7:33.3 h  Saïd Aouita (MAR) Brussels 1985 7:32.94  Saïd Aouita (MAR) Brussels 1986 7:32.23  Saïd Aouita (MAR) Cologne 1987 7:40.25  Dieter Baumann (FRG) Berlin 1988 7:38.79  Sydney Maree (USA) Malmö 1989 7:29.45  Saïd Aouita (MAR) Cologne 1990 7:37.09  Khalid Skah (MAR) Cologne 1991 7:33.91  Dieter Baumann (GER) Cologne 1992 7:28.96  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Cologne 1993 7:29.24  Noureddine Morceli (ALG) Monaco 1994 7:25.11  Noureddine Morceli (ALG) Monaco 1995 7:27.18  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Monaco 1996 7:20.67  Daniel Komen (KEN) Rieti 1997 7:26.02  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Brussels 1998 7:25.09  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Brussels 1999 7:23.09  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) Brussels 2000 7:25.02  Ali Saïdi-Sief (ALG) Monaco 2001 7:30.53  Hailu Mekonnen (ETH) Brussels 2002 7:34.72  Benjamin Limo (KEN) Monaco 2003 7:30.23  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) Turin 2004 7:27.72  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) Brussels 2005 7:28.56  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) Doha 2006 7:28.72  Isaac Kiprono Songok (KEN) Rieti 2007 7:25.79  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Stockholm 2008 7:31.83  Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (KEN) Rieti 2009 7:28.37  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) Doha 2010 7:28.70  Tariku Bekele (ETH) Rieti 2011 7:27.26  Yenew Alamirew (ETH) Doha 2012 7:30.42  Augustine Choge (KEN) Doha 2013 7:30.36  Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) Doha 2014 7:31.66  Caleb Ndiku (KEN) Ostrava 2015 7:38.08  Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) Doha 2016 7:28.19  Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) Saint-Denis 2017 7:28.73  Ronald Kwemoi (KEN) Doha 2018 7:28.00  Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) Gothenburg 2019 7:32.17  Selemon Barega (ETH) Oslo 2020 7:26.64  Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) Rome 2021 7:26.25  Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) Oslo 2022 7:25.93  Thierry Ndikumwenayo (BDI) Monaco 2023 7:23.63  Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) Eugene 2024 7:17.55  Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) Chorzów 2025 7:31.42  Andreas Almgren (SWE) Sollentuna 2026 7:25.77  Mohamed Abdilaahi (GER) Shaoxing

Men (indoor) Year Time Athlete Place 1970 7:46.85  Richard Wilde (GBR) Vienna 1971 7:53.6 h  Peter Stewart (GBR) Sofia 1972 7:50.0 h  Ian Stewart (GBR) Cosford 1973 7:44.6 h  Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Rotterdam 1974 7:48.48  Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Gothenburg 1975 7:50.2 h  Boris Kuznetsov (URS) Sverdlovsk 1976 7:50.2 h  Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Paris 1977 7:47.9 h  Suleiman Nyambui (TAN) Louisville 1978 7:48.6 h  Nick Rose (GBR) Long Beach 1979 7:44.43  Markus Ryffel (SUI) Vienna 1980 7:45.2 h  Steve Scott (USA) Long Beach 1981 7:48.8 h  Lubomír Tesáček (TCH) Prague 1982 7:46.2 h  Doug Padilla (USA) Daly City 1983 7:49.1 h  Doug Padilla (USA) Daly City 1984 7:46.87  Doug Padilla (USA) East Rutherford 1985 7:42.97  Christoph Herle (FRG) Dortmund 1986 7:46.46  Stefano Mei (ITA) Budapest 1987 7:47.95  Paul Donovan (IRL) East Rutherford 1988 7:41.57  Brian Abshire (USA) East Rutherford 1989 7:39.71  Saïd Aouita (MAR) East Rutherford 1990 7:43.69  Doug Padilla (USA) East Rutherford 1991 7:41.14  Frank O'Mara (IRL) Seville 1992 7:36.66  Saïd Aouita (MAR) Piraeus 1993 7:38.46  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Stockholm 1994 7:40.94  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Lievin 1995 7:35.15  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Ghent 1996 7:30.72  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Stuttgart 1997 7:31.27  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Karlsruhe 1998 7:24.90  Daniel Komen (KEN) Budapest 1999 7:26.80  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Karlsruhe 2000 7:35.84  Million Wolde (ETH) Stuttgart 2001 7:37.74  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) Lisbon 2002 7:37.13  Alberto García (ESP) Seville 2003 7:28.29  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Karlsruhe 2004 7:29.34  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Karlsruhe 2005 7:39.89  Alistair Cragg (IRL) Roxbury 2006 7:33.07  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) Karlsruhe 2007 7:30.51  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Karlsruhe 2008 7:31.09  Tariku Bekele (ETH) Stuttgart 2009 7:32.80  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) Stockholm 2010 7:31.75  Augustine Kiprono Choge (KEN) Stockholm 2010 7:27.80  Yenew Alamirew (ETH) Stuttgart 2012 7:29.94  Augustine Choge (KEN) Karlsruhe 2013 7:30.16  Galen Rupp (USA) Stockholm 2014 7:34.13  Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) Boston 2015 7:33.1+ h  Mo Farah (GBR) Birmingham 2016 7:38.03  Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH) Boston 2017 7:40.80+  Ryan Hill (USA) New York City 2018 7:36.64  Selemon Barega (ETH) Liévin 2019 7:37.41  Hagos Gebrhiwet (ETH) Boston 2020 7:32.80  Getnet Wale (ETH) Liévin 2021 7:24.98  Getnet Wale (ETH) Liévin 2022 7:26.20  Berihu Aregawi (ETH) Karlsruhe 2023 7:23.81  Lamecha Girma (ETH) Liévin 2024 7:25.82  Selemon Barega (ETH) Toruń 2025 7:22.91  Grant Fisher (USA) New York City 2026 7:27.57  Cameron Myers (AUS) Boston

Women (outdoor) Year Time Athlete Place 1971 9:23.4 h  Joyce Smith (GBR) London 1972 8:53.0 h  Lyudmila Bragina (URS) Moscow 1973 8:56.6 h  Paola Pigni (ITA) Formia 1974 8:52.74  Lyudmila Bragina (URS) Durham 1975 8:46.6 h  Grete Waitz (NOR) Oslo 1976 8:27.12  Lyudmila Bragina (URS) College Park 1977 8:36.8 h  Grete Waitz (NOR) Oslo 1978 8:32.1 h  Grete Waitz (NOR) Oslo 1979 8:31.75  Grete Waitz (NOR) Oslo 1980 8:33.53  Yelena Sipatova (URS) Moscow 1981 8:34.30  Maricica Puică (ROU) Bucharest 1982 8:26.78  Svetlana Ulmasova (URS) Kyiv 1983 8:32.08  Tatyana Kazankina (URS) Saint Petersburg 1984 8:22.62  Tatyana Kazankina (URS) Saint Petersburg 1985 8:25.83  Mary Slaney (USA) Rome 1986 8:33.99  Olga Bondarenko (URS) Stuttgart 1987 8:38.1 h  Ulrike Bruns (GDR) Potsdam 1988 8:26.53  Tatyana Samolenko (URS) Seoul 1989 8:38.48  Paula Ivan (ROU) Gateshead 1990 8:38.38  Angela Chalmers (CAN) Auckland 1991 8:32.00  Elana Meyer (RSA) Durban 1992 8:33.72  Yelena Romanova (RUS) Cologne 1993 8:06.11  Wang Junxia (CHN) Beijing 1994 8:21.64  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) London 1995 8:27.57  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) Zurich 1996 8:35.42  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) Nice 1997 8:27.78  Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Zurich 1998 8:24.31  Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Paris 1999 8:25.03  Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Zurich 2000 8:26.35  Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Zurich 2001 8:23.26  Olga Yegorova (RUS) Zurich 2002 8:21.42  Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Monte Carlo 2003 8:33.95  Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Zurich 2004 8:31.32  Isabella Ochichi (KEN) Paris 2005 8:28.87  Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) Oslo 2006 8:24.66  Meseret Defar (ETH) Stockholm 2007 8:24.81  Meseret Defar (ETH) Brussels 2008 8:33.66  Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) Gateshead 2009 8:30.15  Meseret Defar (ETH) Thessaloniki 2010 8:28.41  Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH) Monaco 2011 8:46.84  Viola Jelagat Kibiwot (KEN) Rabat 2012 8:34.47  Mariem Alaoui Selsouli (MAR) Eugene 2013 8:30.29  Meseret Defar (ETH) Stockholm 2014 8:20.68  Hellen Onsando Obiri (KEN) Doha 2015 8:22.22  Almaz Ayana (ETH) Rabat 2016 8:23.11  Almaz Ayana (ETH) Doha 2017 8:23.14  Hellen Obiri (KEN) Monaco 2018 8:27.50  Sifan Hassan (NED) Ostrava 2019 8:18.49  Sifan Hassan (NED) Palo Alto 2020 8:22.54  Hellen Obiri (KEN) Doha 2021 8:19.08  Francine Niyonsaba (BDI) Paris 2022 8:24.27+  Francine Niyonsaba (BDI) Eugene 2023 8:24.05  Beatrice Chebet (KEN) Xiamen 2024 8:21.50  Diribe Welteji (ETH) Lausanne 2025 8:07.04  Faith Kipyegon (KEN) Chorzów

Women (indoor) Year Time Athlete Place 1971 — — — 1972 — — — 1973 — — — 1974 — — — 1975 — — — 1976 9:05.0 h  Irina Bondarchuk (URS) Leningrad 1977 9:03.6 h  Giana Romanova (URS) Minsk 1978 8:57.6 h  Janice Merrill (USA) Montréal 1979 — — — 1980 8:50.8 h  Grete Waitz (NOR) Daly City 1981 8:56.4 h  Paula Fudge (GBR) Cosford 1982 8:47.3 h  Mary Tabb (USA) Inglewood 1983 8:52.84  Gabriele Martins (GDR) Budapest 1984 8:48.1 h  Galina Zakharova (URS) Boston 1985 8:49.93  Ruth Wysocki (USA) East Rutherford 1986 8:39.79  Zola Budd (GBR) Cosford 1987 8:43.49  Maricica Puică (ROU) New York City 1988 8:41.79  Kathrin Wessel (GDR) Vienna 1989 8:33.82  Elly van Hulst (NED) Budapest 1990 8:40.45  Lynn Jennings (USA) New York City 1991 8:49.61  Margareta Keszeg (ROU) New York City 1992 8:43.34  Liz McColgan (GBR) Birmingham 1993 8:50.55  Yvonne Murray (GBR) Toronto 1994 8:55.58  Yelena Samoshchenkova (RUS) St. Petersburg 1995 8:52.49  Lynn Jennings (USA) Boston 1996 8:39.49  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) Stockholm 1997 8:45.75  Gabriela Szabo (ROM) Paris 1998 8:43.99  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) Genoa 1999 8:34.09  Gabriela Szabo (ROM) Liévin 2000 8:35.42  Gabriela Szabo (ROM) Birmingham 2001 8:32.88  Gabriela Szabo (ROM) Birmingham 2002 8:29.15  Berhane Adere (ETH) Stuttgart 2003 8:31.73  Berhane Adere (ETH) Stuttgart 2004 8:33.05  Berhane Adere (ETH) Dortmund 2005 8:30.05  Meseret Defar (ETH) Boston 2006 8:27.86  Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) Moscow 2007 8:23.72  Meseret Defar (ETH) Stuttgart 2008 8:27.93  Meseret Defar (ETH) Stuttgart 2009 8:26.99  Meseret Defar (ETH) Stuttgart 2010 8:24.46  Meseret Defar (ETH) Stuttgart 2011 8:30.26  Sentayehu Ejigu (ETH) Birmingham 2012 8:31.56  Meseret Defar (ETH) Birmingham 2013 8:26.95  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) Stockholm 2014 8:16.60  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) Stockholm 2015 8:37.22 +  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) Stockholm 2016 8:22.50  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) Sabadell 2017 8:26.41  Laura Muir (GBR) Karlsruhe 2018 8:31.23  Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) Sabadell 2019 8:30.61  Laura Muir (GBR) Glasgow 2020 8:25.70  Karissa Schweizer (USA) Boston 2021 8:32.55  Lemlem Hailu (ETH) Liévin 2022 8:23.24  Dawit Seyaum (ETH) Liévin 2023 8:16.69  Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) Birmingham 2024 8:17.11  Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) Liévin 2025 8:19.98  Freweyni Hailu (ETH) Liévin 2026 8:24.59  Freweyni Hailu (ETH) Liévin